tame

adj., tam·er, tam·est.

1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: "The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame" (Peter Matthiessen).
3. Submissive; docile; fawning: tame obedience.
4. Insipid; flat: a tame Christmas party.
5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: a tame river.

tr.v., tamed, tam·ing, tames.

1. To make tractable; domesticate.
2. To subdue or curb.
3. To tone down; soften.

[Middle English, from Old English tam.]

tamable tam'a·ble or tame'a·ble adj.
tamely tame'ly adv.
tameness tame'ness n.
tamer tam'er n.

adjective

1. Trained or bred to live with and be of use to people: domestic. See wild/tame.
2. Easily managed or handled: docile, gentle, meek, mild. See wild/tame.

verb

1. To train to live with and be of use to people: domesticate, domesticize, gentle, master. See wild/tame.
2. To make (an animal) docile: break, bust, gentle, master. See wild/tame.
3. To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, temper, tone down. See increase/decrease.

adj

Definition: domesticated, compliant
Antonyms: unmanageable, untamed, violent, wild

adj

Definition: dull, uninteresting
Antonyms: bright, exciting, interesting

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IN BRIEF: Taken from the wild by human beings and made gentle or obedient.

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force. — Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tam, spagfærdig, modfalden, mat
v. tr. - tæmme, kue

Nederlands (Dutch)
tam, meegaand, saai, tam maken, bedwingen, beteugelen, temperen

Français (French)
adj. - apprivoisé, complaisant (hum), sans relief, timide, plat, décevant, docile
v. tr. - apprivoiser, dompter, dresser, (fig) maîtriser, soumettre, contenir, juguler

Deutsch (German)
v. - zähmen, bändigen, beugen
adj. - zahm, folgsam, fade, bebaut, veredelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δαμάζω, εξημερώνω
adj. - ήμερος, δαμασμένος, άτονος, εξημερωμένος, άβουλος, πειθήνιος, ανιαρός, ήπιος, μαλακός, νωθρός

Italiano (Italian)
addomesticare, domare, addomesticato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - domar, domesticar, suavizar, dominar, subjugar
adj. - manso, domesticado, domado, inofensivo, insípido

Русский (Russian)
укротить, приручать, ручной, укрощенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - domesticado, dócil, domado, manso
v. tr. - domesticar, amansar, domar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tämja, dämpa, domptera, lägga band på, mildra, odla upp (land)
adj. - tam, spak, fredlig, ofarlig, snäll och beskedlig, menlös, undergiven, foglig, matt, slapp, tråkig, trist

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
经驯养的, 驯服的, 易驾驭的, 温顺的, 听使唤的, 驯良的, 安全无害的, 驯化, 驯养, 使软化, 使失去锋芒, 制服, 使顺从, 开垦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 經馴養的, 馴服的, 易駕馭的, 溫順的, 聽使喚的, 馴良的, 安全無害的
v. tr. - 馴化, 馴養, 使軟化, 使失去鋒芒, 制服, 使順從, 開墾

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 길들여진, 사람을 따르는, 유순한
v. tr. - 길들이다, 복종 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 飼い慣らされた, 人の言いなりの, おもしろくない, 馴れた, 従順な, 精彩を欠く
v. - 飼い慣らす, おとなしくさせる, 制御して利用する, 飼い馴らす, 和らげる, 栽培する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدجن, يروض (صفه) أليف, داجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נכנע, חסר-מרץ, משעמם, צייתן, מבויית, מאולף, לא מרתק‬
v. tr. - ‮אילף, ביית‬

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